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Last Updated: Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, 7:55 AM PST
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Aviation Week
• Kurt Hofmann
Swiss A220 Fleet Will Continue To Operate After Deadly Smoke Incident
By Aviation Week: Swiss International Air Lines will continue to operate its A220 fleet following an incident that caused smoke to enter the cockpit and cabin, leading to the death of a flight attendant.
Also:
Airline Geeks
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Air Baltic cuts back summer schedule citing A220 engine maintenance delays
By FlightGlobal: Air Baltic is cutting 19 routes from its planned summer schedule, and reducing frequencies on others, attributing the decision to delays in engine maintenance for its Airbus A220-300 fleet.
Also:
AeroTime,
Airline Geeks,
Simple Flying,
LARA,
Aviation24,
Airline Economics,
Aviation A2Z
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3 more
AeroTime
• AeroTime Team
Revealed: The most on-time airlines in 2024
By AeroTime: Which airlines were most on-time across 2024? Cirium reveals all.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Delta Air Lines Takes Gong For Most On-Time US Airline in 2024 But Aeromexico is Crowned Global Winner
Airline Economics
Aeromexico ranked most punctual global airline in 2024
Also:
The Points Guy and
Business Wire
Breaking Defense
• Tim Martin
Ireland and Airbus agree to $95 million H145M helicopter deal
By Breaking Defense: The latest aviation acquisition by the small, militarily neutral nation, comes on the heels of it signing a €53 million order with France's Dassault for a Falcon 6X multipurpose strategic reach aircraft.
AINonline
• Hanneke Weitering
EHang Launches eVTOL Infrastructure Partnership in Shandong and Beijing
By AINonline: Business, Air Transport, Defense & General Aviation News.
Reuters
• Jihoon Lee
South Korea police search Jeju Air, airport operator over fatal plane crash
By Reuters: Investigators to seize materials related to aircraft maintenance and operation of airport facilities.
Wall Street Journal
South Korean Police Raid Offices of Airline, Airport Involved in Plane Crash
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Simple Flying,
Australian Aviation,
Yonhap News Agency,
Sky News,
NBC News,
The Independent,
The Guardian
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9 more
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
Ryanair Flight Milan-Manchester Declares Emergency, Diverts to London
By Aviation Source: Ryanair flight FR6817 operating from Milan to Manchester declared an emergency before diverting to London Stansted on 1 January 2025.
